Shows

Explore the Without Walls shows

Without Walls encourages artists to take risks and experiment with their craft. We do this through our Blueprint funding programme, which supports the research and development of ambitious new work which is in the early stages of development.

Since its inception in 2018, Without Walls Blueprint R&D has supported the creation of 100 shows, with many going on to become fully-realised productions.

A performer wearing all black is moving with a sheer red sheet that is dramatically draped over their face and right arm.

Tell Me [working title]

Sadiq Ali
Performers walk a tall wooden trebuchet wheel through a green park space with a large audience following behind them

Parade – The Giant Wheel

Autin Dance Theatre
Four performers are rehearsing a pieces in a room full of reflective materials around the outside. Two are on a bicycle and sidecar, one is in a wheelchair and the last is behind them on rollerskates.

JOYRIDE

Ockham's Razor and Oily Cart

Garbh

Shyam Dattani

A matriarch stands adorned with her fabric crown. Image is in hues of purple and yellow.

(An Ode To) Sweet Mothers

Initiative.dkf
Moments from first R and D. Performers Jonny Leitch, Tilly Lee-Kronick and Helene Park. Images by Omari ‘Motion’ Carter

Anchored in Air [working title]

Head Over Wheels

Pedal Powered Silly Sideshow: The Water Cycle

Bureau Of Silly Ideas

A performer poses wearing bold and colourful clothes: a red hat with black faux fur band; sunglasses; a multicoloured, mostly pink, paisley silk shirt; a pastel pink overcoat with lilac lining and a silver flower brooch pinned on the lapel; orange striped tie; and blood orange high-waisted trousers with a black belt.

Domesteeque

Patrick Ziza Dance
Colourful bouncy plastic balls fall out of a trap door installed in a wooden grand piano, which is suspended several metres off the ground. You can just catch a glimpse of someone's hands pushing the balls out.

Standing High

Out Of Order
Outdoors at night, someone is smiling and looking up close at a big robotic flower, which has petals made out of lace and bent metal wire is lit by a pink light.Tucked inside is purple felt that resembles more petals.

The Uncommons

Little Lost Robot
A black-and-white photo from rehearsals. A performer is being lifted up by four other performers, with three performers spotting behind them.

A series of attempts to take up space [working title]

Jennifer Jackson with Nickie Miles-Wildin and Kat Joyce
Close-up of giant Hanuman and Ravan wooden puppets.

Ancient Giants R&D

Inspirate
Two performers using an unusual steel apparatus are dancing on it. One is lead back while the other is crouched on it.

Closer to My Dreams R&D

Chad Taylor

Jatra Theatre [working title]

Bangla Folk
Tit for Tat logo. The text is white on red squares, like it has been cut out from a newspaper. Ryan, one of the Tit for Tat members, puts his hands over Louis's ears, the other founding member of the company.

Knights of Sir Kuss

Tit for Tat

BRILLIANT [working title]

DARKFIELD

The Promise – an Operatic Adaptation

Lucy Bradley

A Thousand Stories High

Mark Murphy

Space to Fly

Unlimited Theatre and Upswing

Bolly Kuthu

Beeja